Admissions Process Review
The admissions process for people entering higher education has not changed significantly since its introduction over 50 years ago. In the beginning, the level of applications was much lower and a lower percentage of applicants were successful. Since then, there has been a significant expansion of higher education, both in terms of volume and diversity. The operating rules and timescales have remained.

Aimhigher
A comprehensive information and advice package about higher education opportunities which relates to students' individual requirements. The web-site includes guidance on financial matters, and what student life will be like, as well as offering profiles of every UK university and college offering higher education courses.

Aimhigher summer schools: Participants and progression to higher education
This analysis develops understanding of those who participate in Aimhigher-funded summer schools, to indicate: how well the programme has been targeted at the people for whom it is intended; and whether it has widened participation in HE among young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and groups that are under-represented in HE.

Approaches to supporting young people not in education, employment or training - a review
This review forms one of a suite of four literature reviews that have been completed under the From Education to Employment theme. This report explores what the best available research tells us about successful approaches to tackling the NEET problem at a general level as well as at the level of the different NEET sub-groups. The From Education to Employment theme within The NFER Research Programme has a particular interest in young people who are 'open to learning' or 'undecided' NEET, as there is the potential to make a substantial difference to these groups, if they can be effectively identified and supported.

Association for Careers Education & Guidance
Schools are facing the biggest change to the provision of careers guidance for a decade, equivalent in scale to the replacement of careers services with Connexions. From September 2012 responsibility for careers guidance for young people will be transferred from local authorities to schools and academies. In this occasional paper David Andrews OBE, a Past President of ACEG and a Fellow of
the National Institute for Careers Education and Counselling (NICEC), examines
the range of models that schools are adopting and concludes with a checklist of
actions for schools.

Behavioural Approaches to Understanding Student Choice
The decision of if, what and where to study in higher education has always been significant, but increased tuition fees in England coupled with a difficult employment market on graduation has seemingly made student choice more important than ever. Yet the sacrifices made by students in embarking on and continuing in higher education, and the benefits obtained during and after their experience, remain more complex than a simple trade-off of fees versus earning potential, vital though those considerations are for many. A degree programme is a major personal, intellectual and financial commitment that often means foregoing other opportunities, while value comes from the learning and life experiences of higher education, of personal development as well as direct gains in employability.

The good practice brief highlights the principles of effective careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) in schools and colleges as evidenced and agreed by the four organisations. It provides practical advice on putting CEIAG plans into action, how to engage employers, and offers guidance to schools and colleges in assessing their careers provision in an easy-to-use format providing a workable approach for this important area.

Career Motion 2012 report
Recent Canadian report into how web-based technologies can improve the career choices of young people.

Careers guidance: If not an annual careers plan – then what?
The importance of effective careers guidance for young people is considerable, especially at a time when there are nearly one million young people not in work or education. This paper argues that there is an urgent need to significantly enhance the quality and consistency of careers guidance for all young people, and to have a clear method in place for ensuring that this goal is achieved. It calls on the Government, careers professionals, schools and employers to work together to find an effective and workable solution

Enterprise for all: The relevance of enterprise in education
This report focuses on entrepreneurial spirit in education. It is the latest in a series of moves from the government to make sure that young people leave education ready to work, with the skills and experience employers are after. The review covers the full breadth of education and is aimed at education leaders, teachers and all those involved in policy and delivery of teaching and learning.

Employers are from Mars, young people are from Venus: addressing the young people/jobs mismatch
Our research reveals a clear mismatch between employers’ expectations of young people during the recruitment process and young people’s understanding of what is expected of them. This is hindering young people’s access to the labour market and contributing to high rates of youth unemployment. It is also causing a ticking time bomb of skills shortages for UK businesses, which are unwittingly cutting themselves off from a diverse pool of talent.

This report draws on a range of sources, including interviews with high profile employers, young people, training providers and Jobcentre Plus advisers to explore views and experiences of the recruitment process from both sides. The report makes recommendations for employers and policy-makers on how to address the mismatch.

Enquiring Minds
Enquiring Minds is a three-year research and development programme, which aims to create opportunities for learners to be independent, to take responsibility for their own learning, create their own knowledge and conduct their own research in the context of a rich digital information landscape.

ePortfolios with GoogleApps
Are you a K-12 educator wanting to use Google products with your students? I recommend that you don't set up "regular" public Google accounts for them... instead, set up a GoogleApps for Education domain where you can enroll your students and control access.

EUfolio - EU
EUfolio - EU Classroom ePortfolios is a project funded by the European Commission under the framework of the Lifelong Learning Programme (KA1 - Implementation of the European strategic objectives in Education and Training).

The aim of the project is to design and test innovative ePortfolio models which will inform and support the implementation of innovative learning environments using ICT across Europe.